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US flying cyclone aid to 'outpost of tyranny'
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SABC
- 5/13/2008
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The United States was set to fly relief supplies today to Myanmar, a country it has called an 'outpost of tyranny', as aid continues to dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a devastating cyclone. A US Air Force C-130 military transport plane was scheduled to take off from an air base on
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US to provide more aid to Myanmar
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CHINAdaily
- 5/13/2008
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WASHINGTON -- The United States said Monday that it will provide an extra aid of 13 million dollars for cyclone-hit Myanmar. 'We are prepared to provide an additional 13 million dollars in food and logistical assistance to the United Nations World Food Program for the relief operations in Burma (Mya
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First U.S. aid flight lands in cyclone-hit Myanmar
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SignOn San Diego
- 5/13/2008
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YANGON The first U.S. military aid flight to Myanmar landed in Yangon on Monday but emergency supplies remained at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta. The C-130 military transport plane left Thailand's U-Tapao air base carrying water, m
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US military plane flies aid to Myanmar
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Cambodian Times
- 5/13/2008
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A US military aircraft left Thailand's U-Tapao Airbase Monday to deliver emergency aid to neighbouring Myanmar in the wake of a cyclone that has left an estimated 100,000 people dead. The C-130 cargo plane departed the base 120 km south-east of Bangkok loaded with 12,670 kg of water, mosquito nets a
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U.S. loosens Myanmar aid limits
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CNN Money
- 5/13/2008
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In an effort to expedite aid to Myanmar, hard hit by Cyclone Nargis, the Treasury Department announced Monday that it is removing the limit on funds that Americans are allowed to send to individuals. The Southeast Asian country, popularly known as Burma, was severely rattl
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First US aid flight lands in cyclone-hit Myanmar
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Deepika Global
- 5/13/2008
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YANGON, May 12 (Reuters) The first US military aid flight to Myanmar landed in Yangon today but emergency supplies remained at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta. The C-130 military transport plane left Thailand's U-Tapao air base carryi
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First U.S. aid flight lands in Myanmar
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Tiscali
- 5/13/2008
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YANGON (Reuters) - The first U.S. military aid flight to Myanmar landed in Yangon on Monday but emergency supplies remained at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta. The C-130 military transport plane left Thailands U-Tapao air base carryin
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U.S. joins meagre airlift for Myanmar, junta asked to open door to more aid
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Am1220.ca
- 5/13/2008
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON, Myanmar - The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar on Monday, as the UN urged the reclusive country to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to two million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation. Myanmar reported that the offici
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First US aid flight lands in Burma
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Sydney Morning Herald
- 5/12/2008
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The first US military aid flight to Burma has landed in Rangoon but emergency supplies remain at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta. The C-130 military transport plane left Thailand's U-Tapao air base on Monday carrying water, mosquito n
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